Illegal Strip Searches Are Sexual Assault, But Police Watchdog Has No Power to Discipline Offenders
The civil campaign against the dramatic increase in strip search use by NSW police started gaining traction in mid-2018, as it became apparent that Mick Fuller’s troops were engaging in what’s supposed to be a tactic of last resort like...
Should Protests Be Banned During COVID-19?
It’s been a week of clashes in Victoria over new public health regulations, starting with Eve Black flouting rules at the border checkpoint last weekend, by refusing to tell Police her reason for travelling. Aside from copping a serious amount...
Mass Police Presence Serves to Intimidate the Black Lives Matter Protest
The NSW police presence at the Domain-Djarrbarrgalli late on Tuesday morning was a bit over the top to say the least. There were large numbers of officers milling about, chatting to one another, dressed in blue uniforms and yellow raincoats,...
Morrison Again Closes Parliament, as MPs Can’t Work Zoom
What’s good for the frontline Aussie worker is definitely not good for the prime minister of the nation, or so it seems, as Hawaii 5-0 Scott Morrison announced on 18 July that he’d be shutting down federal parliament for the...
The Law, Defences and Penalties for Animal Cruelty Offences in NSW
The NSW Police Force says it has charged a 46-year old man from West Kempsey in the mid-north coast with multiple charges including two counts of committing an act of animal cruelty following an alleged domestic violence. According to police,...
Fuller’s Economics Don’t Add Up, When It Comes to Silencing First Nations Voices
At 11.38 am on Friday 24 July, the NSW Supreme Court was taking a short recess during the proceedings that involved NSW police commissioner Mick Fuller attempting to have next Tuesday’s Sydney Black Lives Matter rally shut down. The word...
Suing the DPP and FACS: An Interview With Paul Robert Burton and Dr Andrew Katelaris
A malicious prosecution is a tort - a wrong act - that allows an individual who has been subjected to unjustified court proceedings to take civil action against those responsible for their groundless prosecution. The High Court set out in...
Victorian COVID Prison Lockdown Reawakens Calls to Release Inmates
As of Thursday afternoon, two of Victoria’s prisons - Ravenhall and Fulham correctional centres - remained in lockdown, while COVID-19 precautionary measures had been lifted on another four state correctional facilities. Six Victorian prisons were locked down on Tuesday, after...
Suli Deserves a Full Inquest: An Interview With Medicinal Cannabis Advocate Steve Peek
Steve Peek hesitated in treating his daughter, Suli, with medicinal cannabis, as the Queensland father-of-three was initially unsure about the illicit medicine. However, after hearing that it might help ease his daughter’s constant seizures, he went on to source some...
‘Paedophile Priest’ Released from Prison
Catholic Church Priest Vincent Ryan has been released after serving 14 months in prison for the historical sexual abuse of two altar boys. Unfortunately, it’s another case of historic child sexual abuse where the perpetrator barely suffers consequences, while the...
